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    Indigo Xtreme

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by nightdex, Jun 6, 2014.

  1. nightdex

    nightdex Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey guys,

    Have any of you tried Indigo Xtreme? If so, what are your temps like? Do you have a link to a U.K online store or seller for this said item?

    Thanks
     
    nightdex, Jun 6, 2014
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  2. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    Indigo extreme does not come in a tube, It is specially designed to be placed on the top of desktop processors with heat spreaders and let the heat from the CPU distribute the liquid metal. It is definitely NOT for notebooks.

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    widezu69, Jun 6, 2014
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    Branzy1987 Notebook Evangelist

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    I wanted to buy also, it's made only for desktops
     
    Branzy1987, Jun 6, 2014
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  4. Mr. Fox

    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist®

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    To support what widezu69 mentions, it is not for any lid-less CPU. I contacted this company a while back to find out more about it and they were very clear that it should not be used on a mobile or desktop CPU that has no lid on the die. The way it is designed, it will not work on a bare die because the surface area is too small. They have no plans of making a version of it for bare die processors. (I specifically asked if they had plans to support bare die CPU and GPU applications in the future, and they do not.)
     
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  5. nightdex

    nightdex Notebook Evangelist

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    That's rough on us mobile GPU and CPU users. Thanks for the info brother Fox.
     
    nightdex, Jun 7, 2014
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    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Well there is one notebook it would work for :p
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jun 8, 2014
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  7. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    You mean the Clevo P570WM? LOL... Whichever way, even if it doesn't work it isn't the end of the day.. There are so many good thermal pastes around...
     
    TomJGX, Jun 8, 2014
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    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist®

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    LOL, yup. I hope they keep making that one for a long time to come. Indigo would work as long as you don't de-lid the thing.
     
    Mr. Fox, Jun 8, 2014
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    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    The 2011 socket cpus solder the die to the heat spreader so yeah, deciding would not end well.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jun 11, 2014
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    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist®

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    If it works better than the crappy paste they used to have, that's good. I'm assuming that solder does a good job and it would be nice to be able to keep the IHS on it if it works well. I'd prefer to have it there.
     
    Mr. Fox, Jun 11, 2014
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    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Well it's a metal so pretty good at heat xfer.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jun 11, 2014
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